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Hold on to your tinfoil hat, Alex Jones. YouTube is coming for you.
2018-02-02

YouTube today announced plans to combat state-sponsored content and conspiracy theories. The platform plans to label all state-funded broadcasters and conspiracy theorists, a move to add much-needed context to the types of channels often responsible for the spread of misinformation. Often overlooked, YouTube offers...

Dating app shows singles care less about Valentine’s Day than ever
2018-02-02

The dating app Coffee Meets Bagel (CMB) recently conducted a survey of its users to see what they were planning for Valentine’s Day. The respondents relaxed, even dismissive response is, according to the app’s creators, indicative of a change in cultural norms. Of the 654 respondents, 235 said they considered...

Government research shows link between cell phone radiation and tumors in rats
2018-02-02

The telecom industry’s favorite topic is in the news again today. Government studies have discovered a link between high exposure to radiofrequency radiation–like that emitted by cell phones–and tumors in the hearts of male rats. That’s according to new draft reports of research conducted...

TNW’s Big Spam: Here’s a picture of Matthew McConaughey eating lobster on a hoverboard
2018-02-02

Friyay. Top trending tech news: 📺 YouTube‘s Go App is widely available (TNW)📷 IG’s new “Type” feature is rolling out to everyone (TNW) 🎵 Spotify and Discord teamed up to make gaming chats musical (TNW) Tweet of the day: Still significant. What we’re talking about: The latest in crypto...

Here’s why Alexa won’t light up during Amazon’s Super Bowl ad
2018-02-02

(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. is advertising its Alexa-powered speakers in the big game on Sunday. It’s an amusing 90 seconds that features celebrities like Gordon Ramsay, Rebel Wilson, Anthony Hopkins, Cardi B and the world’s wealthiest man, Jeff Bezos himself. The word “Alexa” is uttered 10 times during...

You can now buy a Surface Laptop for $799
2018-02-02

Microsoft today introduced cheaper variants of its Surface Laptop and Surface Book 2, making both products a little more accessible at the expense of power. The Surface Laptop now starts at $799. The entry-level configuration has pretty meager specs by modern standards: an Intel core m3, 4GB of RAM, and 128 GB of...

The Nunes memo has been released. Here’s how to read it
2018-02-02

Republicans have been alluding to a classified memo that alleged abuses among U.S. intelligence officials. For weeks, #ReleaseTheMemo has been trending on social media, and today President Trump finally authorized its release. The document, which was spearheaded by Representative Devin Nunes, says, essentially,...

Free rides are the future of public transport, according to this German startup
2018-02-02

At 5pm today, Berliners get the get the chance to try a brand new carpooling service. 25 shuttle cars will hit the streets, offering shared rides to up to five passengers at a time. Oh yeah, and it’s free.. Carpooling offers the same features as conventional ride-sharing, but is often vastly cheaperThe initiative...

Cynicism and trolling have ruined an experiment in digital democracy
2018-02-02

Yesterday, a UK politician launched his own app. Called Matt Hancock, and from UK Conservative MP Matt Hancock, the app is a fascinating experiment in digital democracy. Think of it like Facebook, but centered around one relatively minor political figure, and aimed at people living in one obscure, mainly rural part of...

UNICEF is asking gamers to mine cryptocurrency for children in Syria
2018-02-02

It turns out that not every cryptocurrency campaign is designed to steal money. In an effort to raise funds for victims in war-torn Syria, UNICEF is now putting solidarity on the blockchain – and it is asking gamers to lend their powerful GPUs and help the humanitarian fund mine cryptocurrency for the Syrian...

Always busy running your own business? Then you’re doing it wrong
2018-02-02

Running a small company can be very demanding. After all, when you don’t have a large team of people to manage the different tasks associated with operating your business, more and more responsibilities end up on your plate. While this can certainly make it easier for small business owners to maintain control over...

Smart glasses are coming this year, and I’m not ready
2018-02-02

Roughly five years after the unveiling of Google Glass, it looks like hardware brands are getting close to bringing a consumer-friendly pair of smart glasses with an augmented reality display to the market. Rochester, New York-based Vuzix unveiled its Blade glasses at this year’s CES, and hopes to launch the...

We’re at a crossroads in digital identification: here’s why
2018-02-02

When was the last time you used a digital device to, in some way, confirm your identity? If you’re like most consumers, it was probably today, when you logged into your email account, or tried to check the balance of your checking account. You might have even done it when you used a thumbprint to unlock your phone....

Counter-Strike co-creator arrested, suspended from Valve for sexual exploitation of a child
2018-02-02

Seattle’s KIRO-7 news outlet reports that 36-year-old Jess Cliffe, who co-created the immensely popular multiplayer FPS  franchise Counter-Strike and is an employee at gaming giant Valve, has been arrested for sexual exploitation of a child. Details are scant, but the channel noted that a booking over the...

YouTube’s Go app for watching and sharing videos offline is now widely available
2018-02-02

Google has made its lightweight YouTube Go app available to Android users in more than 130 countries, making it easier to enjoy videos on the platform on spotty connections. The app first went live in India a year ago, and came with features to let you download videos to watch offline, as well as beam them straight to...

UPS patent file describes system that could decentralize private sales
2018-02-02

The US patent office today revealed a United Parcel Service (UPS) patent application for a computerized item exchange “locker bank” that accepts numerous forms of payment including Bitcoin. According to the application, UPS intends to build a storefront full of lockers for people to purchase items from without...

These are the wines that pair best with dick, John McAfee
2018-02-02

Noted cybersecurity-turned-cryptocurrency expert John McAfee made an interesting bet on Bitcoin last year. As the world’s largest cryptocurrency climbed to dizzying new heights, McAfee didn’t see an end in sight. He claimed, via Twitter, that if the price of a single bitcoin didn’t reach $500,000 within three...

Watch out, Facebook and Google! Amazon just hinted at its ad ambitions
2018-02-02

As Facebook and Google continue to control the lion’s share of digital advertising revenue, bystanders wonder what could possibly disrupt the duopoly. Amazon has been a quiet contender, with many speculating that its search-based advertising offerings—which give advertisers more visibility on...

HBO hits 5 million online subscribers, but half aren’t using its app
2018-02-02

HBO has accrued 5 million online video subscribers since venturing outside the cable bundle in 2015. But according to Bloomberg‘s unnamed source, roughly half of those subscribers didn’t sign up through the stand-alone HBO Now service. Instead, they’re joining through add-ons to other online video...

Alphabet’s stock tumbles as Google reports Q4 profit loss
2018-02-01

Alphabet reported revenues of $32.3 billion with non-GAAP earnings of $9.70 per share. The company took a GAAP loss of $4.35 per share. Analysts estimated average earnings of $9.96 per share on revenue of $31.85 billion. With the miss on earnings, stock has dropped over 5% in after-hours trading. Google’s ad...

Alexa’s coming to Windows but Cortana’s boss isn’t worried
2018-02-01

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella doesn’t seem worried about Alexa’s arrival on Windows, despite Amazon’s clear market dominance. At a recent investors’ call Nadella even went so far as to praise the impending addition of Amazon’s Alexa to the Windows 10 platform, according to a report from MSPowerUser’s Surur....

Tech Ceviche: Why Peru has all the ingredients for a healthy startup ecosystem
2018-02-01

Anyone who has visited Peru will tell you that it’s a country with one foot in the past and one in the future. Lima, the fifth largest urban hub in Latin America, is home to roughly 10 million people — a third of the total population of the country — and has a skyline rippling with skyscrapers, a globally...

Grand Theft Auto VI needs a female protagonist
2018-02-01

It’s been five years since Grand Theft Auto V came out, so naturally it’s time to start asking when the next game in the series is coming out. We have no official word from developer Rockstar Games about the state of its most popular series (probably because it’s preoccupied adding “extra polish” to...

Review: The crowdsourced Eve V almost out-Surfaces Microsoft
2018-02-01

Crowdfunded hardware is full of horror stories. Sometimes products are delayed ad infinitum. Perhaps worse, sometimes the products simply don’t live up to their lofty promises. The Eve V is not one of those cases. It took a while to get here, but the company set out to create a convertible tablet that could live up...

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